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Memorandum of agreement between Daniell and John Parker, publisher, relating to the publication of An introduction to the study of chemical philosophy (London, 1839), 1838. 1 item

Manuscript 'Life' of Daniell by unknown author, incorporating printed text of introductory lecture delivered in King's College London by Daniell, 1831, printed text of correspondence published in the British magazine concerning clerical education, March 1844; extracts from correspondence with Daniell, [1845]. 1 volume

Correspondence with Joseph Henry Green, surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital, London, and literary executor for Samuel Taylor Coleridge, notably including resistance as a proof of the existence of matter, ontological reflections concerning the proposed reconciliation of phenomenal experience with the atomic theory of matter; Green challenging Daniell's faith in the atomic theory and stressing the dynamic component in chemical reactions; assigning polarity to elements, on magnetism being a force unconfined to magnetic metals and opinion on the subject of Henrik Steffens, German natural philosopher; whether elements be discreet 'sensuous phenomena' or representations of forces; on God in nature; copies of replies from Daniell to Green on God in nature, the circularity of mutability and rebirth, refuting the opinions of the German philosophers regarding the role of force in chemistry. Also including note on Daniell's theories leading to a single commentary of the fall and redemption chronicled in Scripture; draft of a lecture by Daniell describing the instruction of chemistry students and comparing students at King's College London with those of other schools; copies of letters from Daniell to William Snow Harris, electrical pioneer, on the conduction of electricity, Daniell suspending his study of meteorology due to lecturing commitments; on the illness of Michael Faraday and in consequence, Daniell's offer to deliver some of Faraday's lectures at the Royal Institution, London, 1839-1840. 14 items.

Correspondence with Edward Sabine, polar explorer, relating to observations by John Frederic William Herschel using Daniell's hygrometer including suggested improvements to the hygrometer; field observations collected using a barometer; enquiry regarding maps and mean temperatures, East Greenland and Spitzbergen, notice of essay on meteorology by James Renwick, Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Chemistry, Columbia College, New York, US, published in the Philosophical magazine; remarks on Daniell's hygrometer reported by the Annales de chemie; comments on characterisation of George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, in article published by the London magazine, [1823-1824]. 3 items

Correspondence between Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, and Daniell's sister, Georgiana Louisa Rogers, in which Coleridge criticises Daniell's attempts to reconcile the story of the Pentateuch with geological theory, and in which he proclaims the appeal of the Bible to the senses; Coleridge's high opinion of Daniell regarding his potential appointment as Professor of Chemistry, King's College London, with remarks upon the other candidates, 1830. 2 items

Correspondence with Heinrich Christian Schumacher, astronomer, including the design and application of barometers and hygrometers, the construction of portable barometers, with sketches and formulae, 1824. 3 items

Correspondence with Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London and member of the Council of King's College London, comprising draft by Daniell concerning King's College Medical School and professorial appointments; thanking Daniell for the loan of a copy of his An introduction to the study of chemical philosophy (London, 1839), 1836, 1839. 2 items

Correspondence with Christian Friedrich Schöenbein, Swiss-German chemist, relating to the election of Daniell as member of the Philosophical Society of Bâle for his work on the constant battery; congratulating Daniell on An introduction to the study of chemical philosophy (London, 1839) and praising the work of Michael Faraday on 'common electricity', 1839, 1844. 2 items

Correspondence with Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer, announcing that he has seen Charles Babbage who 'will readily take the office', before discussing some business matters; also letter of introduction by Brunel for a man interested in hearing Daniell lecture, 1841. 2 items

Correspondence with Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, acknowledging the receipt of a hygrometer, on the expansion of gases and questions regarding the manufacture of sugar. French, 1825. 2 items

Correspondence with John Frederic William Herschel, astronomer, concerning a sub-committee of the Council of Physics to revise the magnetic and meteorological instructions issued to observatories; on the possible supply of instruments by Charles Wheatstone; Herschel's vindication of treatise on sound against presumed calumny by Daniell in his introductory lecture at King's College London, 1831, copy; on the actinometer and solar radiation, 1831, 1843. 4 items

Correspondence with William Snow Harris, electrical pioneer, concerning the collection of meteorological data, especially those compiled using the hygrometer; potential problems with tables of data in Daniell's Meteorological essays and observations (London, 1823), and with barometer readings, 1825-1840. 3 items

Correspondence with James Renwick, Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Chemistry, Columbia College, New York, US, relating to a schools' edition of Daniell's An introduction to the study of chemical philosophy (London, 1839); acknowledging his intellectual debt to Daniell and on behalf of Columbia College offering him an honorary Doctorate of Laws. Pamphlet by Renwick entitled Meteorology, 1840, 1842. 2 items

Correspondence with Michael Faraday concerning Daniell's request that Faraday examine a sample of gases including hydrogen and oxygen and comment upon the effects of sunlight on oxidation; Faraday's apology for cancelling a dinner engagement with Daniell due to an attack of cholera; Faraday praising Daniell for his book, An introduction to the study of chemical philosophy (London, 1839), 1824-1839. 3 items

The collection comprises correspondence, mainly concerning meteorological readings and Daniell's religious beliefs, lecture notebooks and printed pamphlets on meteorology and the battery, certificates of membership of learned societies, and obituaries and biographies of Daniell, 1821-1990. Notably including correspondence between Daniell and friends and colleagues such as Charles Babbage, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, Michael Faraday, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, chemist, John Frederic William Herschel, astronomer, James Clark Ross, polar navigator, principally concerning meteorology and meteorological instruments, the chemistry of batteries, the publication of Daniell's books and articles, the management of the Royal Society, London, Daniell's religious beliefs, 1821-1857; manuscript copies of lectures delivered by Daniell including at King's College London and the Military School of the East India Company, Addiscombe, Surrey, 1831-1845; printed articles and pamphlets by Daniell or reviews of his work, including On voltaic combinations (London, 1836), reviews of Meteorological essays and observations (London, 1823), 1823-1860; membership certificates of Daniell to various learned societies including National Institute for the Promotion of Science, Washington, US, 1839-1845; obituaries and biographies of Daniell, 1845-1990.

Certificate of the election of Daniell to the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, Washington, US, 1845. 1 certificate

Typescript essay by Victor Gold, Professor of Chemistry, King's College London, entitled 'Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Appointment of J. F. Daniell, F.R.S. as Professor of Chemistry at King's College London', [1973]. 1 typescript essay

Manuscript extract from Joseph Butler's Analogy of religion (1736), [1831-1845]. 1 item